Mestre Gil’s Theatre

The first artistic project for the creation of a puppet theatre will have been Mestre Gil’s Theatre, created by Augusto de Santa Rita (1888-1956), a poet.

Mestre Gil’s Theatre premièred in March 26, 1943 at the old café Coliseu dos Recreios, at Portas de Santo Antão; lately, it was also at Feira Popular.
That time’s press covered the initiative: “All the collaborators of Santa Rita – and they were many – deserve applause for their share of work, but we must not forget the artist Júlio de Sousa, author of the puppets, which are charming and very perfect caricatures”

Its repertoire was mostly formed by plays of Luís de Oliveira Guimarães, among which we distinguish “The Big Parade” (with puppets that satirized that time’s artists, as is the case of Villaret and Beatriz Costa); they also performed plays by Augusto de Santa Rita and Afonso Lopes Vieira.

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Alves da Cunha – Teatro Mestre Gil

Author:
Júlio de SOUSA
Country:
Portugal
Manipulation technique:
Glove
Dimensions:
70.0 x 30.0 x 13.0 (Height x Width x Depth)
Inventary id:
101

Amália Rodrigues

Author:
Júlio de SOUSA
Country:
Portugal
Manipulation technique:
Glove
Dimensions:
58.0 x 30.0 x 14.0 (Height x Width x Depth)
Inventary id:
116

Amélia REY COLAÇO

Author:
Júlio de SOUSA
Country:
Portugal
Manipulation technique:
Glove
Dimensions:
60.0 x 36.0 x 14.0 (Height x Width x Depth)
Inventary id:
132

António SILVA

Author:
Júlio de SOUSA
Country:
Portugal
Manipulation technique:
Glove
Dimensions:
57.0 x 32.0 x 11.0 (Height x Width x Depth)
Inventary id:
109

Arnaldo ASSIS PACHECO

Author:
Júlio SOUSA
Country:
Portugal
Manipulation technique:
Glove
Dimensions:
64.0 x 31.0 x 14.0 (Height x Width x Depth)
Inventary id:
107

Bailarina

Author:
Júlio de SOUSA
Country:
Portugal
Manipulation technique:
Stick underneath
Dimensions:
52.0 x 27.0 (Height x Width)
Inventary id:
119

Beatriz Costa

Author:
Júlio de SOUSA
Country:
Portugal
Manipulation technique:
Glove
Dimensions:
65.0 x 29.0 x 30.0 (Height x Width x Depth)
Inventary id:
125

Berta CARDOSO

Author:
Júlio de SOUSA
Country:
Portugal
Manipulation technique:
Glove
Dimensions:
60.0 x 40.0 x 16.0 (Height x Width x Depth)
Inventary id:
108

Bruxa

Author:
Júlio de SOUSA
Country:
Portugal
Manipulation technique:
Glove
Dimensions:
60.0 x 38.0 x 14.0 (Height x Width x Depth)
Inventary id:
135

Burro

Author:
Júlio de SOUSA
Country:
Portugal
Manipulation technique:
Stick underneath
Dimensions:
31.0 x 20.0 (Height x Width)
Inventary id:
695

Cabeçudo

Author:
Júlio de SOUSA
Country:
Portugal
Manipulation technique:
Glove
Dimensions:
54.0 x 34.0 x 10.0 (Height x Width x Depth)
Inventary id:
112

Cabrinha Mé-Mé

Author:
Júlio de SOUSA
Country:
Portugal
Manipulation technique:
Stick underneath
Dimensions:
24.0 x 8.0 x 26.0 (Height x Width x Depth)
Inventary id:
150